unfold
英 [?n'f??ld]
美[?n'fold]
- vt. 打开；呈现
- vi. 展开；显露
CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低频词常用词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?unfolds;过去式:?unfolded;过去分词:?unfolded;现在分词:?unfolding;
英文词源
- unfold (v.)
- Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.
双语例句
- 1. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.
- 结果取决于条件，还取决于事件的进展。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to unfold a map
- 展开地图
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Buds unfold in the sunshine.
- 花蕾在阳光下开放.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. When the bird lifts off into flight, its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span.
- 这种鸟起飞时，翼展可达6英尺，很惊人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The facts started to unfold before them.
- 真相开始在他们面前显露出来。
来自辞典例句